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The Hound of Death and Other Stories
by Agatha Christie
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Crime Club, Collins, 1940. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". None. A very scarce edition of this anthology of short stories from master of crime fiction, Agatha Christie. A very scarce edition of 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie's collection of short stories, here in the Crime Club uniform edition of 1940. There were no more UK Crime Club hardcovers of this book issued until 1965.A collection of twelve short stories, containing 'The Hound of Death', 'The Red Signal', 'The Fourth Man', 'The Gypsy', 'The Lamp', 'Wireless', 'The Witness for the Prosecution', 'The Mystery of the Blue Jar', 'The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael', 'The Call of Wings', 'The Last Seance', and 'SOS'.Containing the first appearance of 'Witness for the Prosecution' which later became a successful stage-play. Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers in the English language, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for the iconic crime solvers Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Tide marks resulting in fading of the cloth to head of front board and majority of rear board. Spine faded, with bumping to head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good
Synopsis
The Hound of Death and Other Stories was published in the UK in 1933. It contains the following short stories: The Hound of Death, The Red Signal, The Fourth Man, The Gipsy, The Lamp, Wireless, The Witness for the Prosecution, The Mystery of the Blue Jar, The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael, The Call of Wings, The Last Seance and S.O.S.This collection has never been published in the United States although the short stories have all appeared there in other collections.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 781F28
- Title
- The Hound of Death and Other Stories
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Crime Club, Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1940
- Size
- 7.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- Agatha Christie Crime Detective Murder Mystery Crime Poirot
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- The heel of the spine.
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